Stevedore 1 : (1) A company that employs longshore workers to load or unload vessels. (2) Can also refer to a person who loads or unloads a vessel; a longshore worker
Association of Marine Underwriters of San Francisco (AMUSF), Glossary of Marine Insurance and Shipping Terms, http://www.amusf.com/Definitions_A.htm, CA, USA 2011. (Mrtm Insur and Shipping - Amer) {575}